CASAS (Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System)

CASAS is a competency-based assessment.  In competency-based education, the curriculum is set out as a series of competencies (criteria) that need to be accomplished to show attainment of a particular educational objective.  A learner's progress on a competency is assessed with a criterion-referenced test.  Pre- and post-tests are administered to assess the learner's knowledge of the materials.  The CASAS competency statements comprise the curriculum in which many separate desired skills are identified and taught, and the assessments are used to evaluate a learner's skill level. To learn more about CASAS, go to www.casas.org.

This is a basic, introductory training, designed to walk participants through the CASAS assessment process, from appraisal to post-test. The process of using test results to inform instruction will be explained. The intended audience for this training includes:

• New teachers who are not familiar with the CASAS assessment system

• Other new staff who may be responsible for intake and assessment

• Intake and teaching staff who may be familiar with
  the CASAS assessments, but who have never had the
  opportunity to attend a formal Implementation Training,
  and/or who want to gain a better understanding of the
  entire system

• "Seasoned" Staff who want a refresher course in the
  CASAS assessment process

Implementation trainings are 3 hours long. The optimal number of participants is 8 to 25 people. These trainings are available to Minnesota ABE consortia and their partners. Please contact Marty Olsen (martha.olsen@gmail.com) to schedule a training.

To view currently scheduled trainings, click on Calendar.

The links below will open documents that list lesson plans that address the
competencies that are assessed by the specific items on the tests.

• Life & Work Form 27 - Beginning Literacy

• Life & Work Form 28 - Beginning Literacy

• Life & Work Form 81 - Level A

• Life & Work Form 82 - Level A

• Life & Work Form 81RX - Level AX

• Life & Work Form 82RX - Level AX

• Life & Work Form 83 - Level B

• Life & Work Form 84 - Level B

• Life & Work Form 185 - Level C

• Life & Work Form 186 - Level D

CASAS GOALS Bubble Answer Document for Reading and Math

CASAS GOALS Bubble Answer Document for Reading and Math

Pathways to Success chart to explain CASAS score (Publisher)

Pathways to Success chart to explain CASAS score (PDF)

Below are links to CASAS Implementation handouts:

• CASAS Handbook

• CASAS Competencies

• CASAS Sample Test Items

Links to PowerPoints for other presentations:

• CASAS and TABE - Side by Side

• CASAS Tools to Aid Instruction - CASAS Post-test Prep

• CASAS Tools to Aid Instruction - Beginning Literacy ESL

• CASAS Tools to Aid Instruction - Low Beginning ESL

• CASAS Tools to Aid Instruction - Low Intermediate ESL

• CASAS Tools to Aid Instruction - Advanced ESL

Video - Minnesota trainers demonstrate "what not to do" when testing

• TSI (Testing Scene Investigation) - video

Click on the targeted competency content area.  The page that opens will include links to lesson plans that address the targeted competency statements.

   0. Basic Communication

   1. Community Economics

   2. Consumer Resources

   3. Health

   4. Employment

   5. Government and Law

   6. Math

   7. Learning and Thinking Skills

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